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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LONGING, by CLAIRE CAVE First Line: I long for the peace of the desert Last Line: And the lull of a silent sea. Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating; Longing; Solitude; Loneliness | |||
I long for the peace of the desert, And the sagebrush in the sun . . . The rosy sky of the morning, And the blue when the day is done . . . The rustle of hot, dry grasses, The lake bed, alkali pale . . . The crackle of brush in the herder's fire . . . The scent of a cattle trail . . . The loneliness of the desert . . . The stillness that needs no word . . . The sound of a sheep bell in the dusk, The song in the throat of a bird . . . The voice of the desert is calling, The desert beckons to me . . . The soft caress of the night wind . . . And the lull of a silent sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES THE LITTLE VAGABOND, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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